Carbureter.



No. 643,206. Patented Feb. l3, I900.

W. S. C. RUSSELL.

CABBURETER.

(Application filed May 31, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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YVATERMAN S. O. RUSSELL, OF MANCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CARBURETER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,206, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed May 31, 1899. Serial No. 718,809. No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WATERMAN S. O. Ros- SELL, of Manchester, in the county of Essex, in the State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Vaporizing Gasolene, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object to construct an apparatus for vaporizing gasolene or similar fluids in which air is injected into or commingled with a body of gasolene in a finelydivided state at an even temperature therewith and under a constantly-uniform pressure, so as to properly agitate the body of gasolene into which it is injected and to thoroughly intermix therewith to produce a gasolene vapor.

The invention consists of an apparatus for vaporizing gasolene embodying certain new and useful features of construction and arrangements of parts, all as are hereinafter fully set forth in the following description, after which the novel features of my invention are particularly pointed out, and clearly defined in the claims at the close thereof.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of this invention and which show one mode of embodying the same, A represents a reservoir for the gasolene within which islocated the air-chamber B. The air-chamber B is connected bya pipe I; with a receiver 0, which will be hereinafter more particularly eX- plained and which serves as an equalizer to maintain the gasolene contained in the reservoir A at the same temperature as the air which is admitted to chamber B.

IntermiXed air and water are admitted to the receiver 0 under pressure through inletpipe 0 and upon entering said receiver the air and water are disintegrated by impinging upon a deflector c, which deflects the water downward, while the air passes upward through pipe I) to air-chamber B.

To the lower end of the receiver 0 is connected a discharge-pipe 0, through which the water passes and is discharged upon the outside of reservoir A. By reason of the presence of water in the vertical portion of the discharge-pipe c, and as the air and water are admitted to receiver C under pressure the air is compressed in chamber B and is forced under this pressure through an aindischarge pipe I), which projects into the body of gasolene and is discharged into the gasolene through small perforations 5 provided in the immersed portion of the pipe I), in a finelydivided state and under considerable pressure. The air thus injected into the body of the gasolenepasses up through the gasolene and evaporates the same, and this vapor passes through a discharge-pipe a, communicating with the interior of the reservoir A in the form of vapor. The gasolene thus vaporized may be conveyed through a suitable conduit connected with the discharge-pipe a to any suitable device for utilizing the same as, for instance, to a heater or burner-its flow being controlled by the cock a By connecting an aspirator with a waterfaucet and connecting the aspirator with the inlet-pipe c the apparatus will be in c'ondition for use and may be set in a suitable place and connected with any number of burners for cooking or other purposes; and as the vaporization in reservoirA is in proportion to the quantity of gasolene-vapor drawn out of the reservoir or consumed the character of the flame at each burner will not be changed if one or more burners are in use, and the flame at each burner will be uniform and will not change or vary in intensity when other burners are lighted or shut off.

As a result of the location of the receiver 0 within the reservoir A and in contact with the gasolene contained therein the temperature of the latter will be maintained at the temperature of the body of water contained in receiver 0, which will be of the same temperature as that of the air from which the water is separated.

A portion of the pipe I) occupies a position outside of the reservoir A and acts as a condenser to condense any vapor which may be carried into it by the air passing into the chamber B, and this condensation may be drawn off or discharged from the air-chamber B through a pipe b gwhich connects a gageglass 1), which communicates with chamber B with discharge-pipe c.

Gasolene may be supplied and replenished either through pipe 0, or by removing that pipe and using for the purpose the opening a into which said pipe is fitted.

It will be seen that the effect of placing the receiver and the water pipe c in the reservoir is to keep the temperature of the gasolene in the reservoir at substantially the temperatu re of the water, irrespective of the temperature of the room in which the apparatus is placed, thus enabling me in hot weather to use gasolene of the highest test and thereby obtaining greater heat and better flame from the gasolene-vapor; also, it will be seen that the effect of completely separating the air from the Water is to obtain from the gasolene a vapor which is free from Water or water-Vapor, and that consequently there will be an evaporation of all the gasolene in the reservoir. The effect also of the storing the air under pressure Within the tank and at the temperature of the water is to obtain from the vapor a flame which burns evenly with the least possible flicker from external currents or otherwise, even though the flow of water isinterrupted or additional burners are lighted or extinguished.

The apparatus herein shown is portable when disconnected and the exposed portion of pipe 1) serves as a handle, by means of which it may be easily and convenientlycarried about.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An apparatus for vaporizing gasolene, comprising a reservoir for the gasolene, having an outlet for carbureted air; a receiver located in said reservoir for receiving intermixed air and water under pressure, and for separating said elements; an outlet for the water; and an air-chamber communicating with said receiver, said chamber being located within said reservoir, and having an outlet adapted to supply air to the oil in the reservoir; substantially as, and for the purpose, above described.

2. In an apparatus for vaporizing gasolene, a vessel to contain the gasolene, an air and water receiver adapted to be combined with an aspirator and placed inside the reservoir containing gasolene, water-pipe 0 connected with the said receiver whereby the temperature of the gasolene is retained at substantially the temperature of the waterin the receiver, and means substantiallyas described for introducing air into the gasolene; in combination, substantially as and for the purpose above described.

WATERMAN s. o. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

LYMAN W. FLOYD, JULIUS F. RABARDY. 

